Problem 1) Select a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Pandemic Influenza Strategic Plan: (1) Vaccines and antiviral drugs; (2) surveillance, investigation, and preventive public health measures; (3) healthcare and emergency response; and (4) outreach and communications. Drawing from your study and experience with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic response, as well as your expectations for future response activities, talk about what worked well and what needs to be improved in relation to that component.
Problem 2) In your opinion, how ready is the United States for newly discovered and reemerging infectious diseases like the measles, zika, and Ebola? Do we know anything about how to prepare for, respond to, and/or mitigate newly developing and re-emerging infectious illnesses from the COVID-19 experience?